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Palm Beach County Mensa April, 2003
most recently updated Saturday, April 12th,, 2003 |
Welcome Spring ! |
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News and Notices * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To Ponder... All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be wrong, or deny to be possible. Who said it? (email elissa12@bellsouth.net) and gain fame and accolades) Quoters of last month's quotes: Andy Warhol-deeply superficial; Napoleon-kept his word; Hitler-men who do not think; Balinese proverb-dancing!; Winston Churchill-eating his words; Walt Disney-getting that good idea. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ? ? ? ? TRIVIA ? ? ? ? Do you enjoy answering "way out" questions? NTN Trivia has many games, but the best one (from a pure knowledge standpoint) is Showdown on Tuesday evenings from about 8:30 to 10:00 PM. Beldar (the team's name) is doing quite well and the opposition has taken to cheating to try to beat us. We are happy to report that Beldar still comes out on top...in fact the main effect of the cheating is to make us do better. Contact Barry Karas (bkaras@mindspring.com or (561) 964-4360) for more information.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The national Bulletin is doing an issue on Ms who met their mates in Mensa. If you met your partner through Mensa, let Barry know and he'll see if you want to write something * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Is it your secret desire to be Local Secretary (LocSec), Treasurer, or Program Director. Or just want to make a difference in your Mensa Group. If you are interested in running, please contact Bettye Pfau: 2936 Ashley Drive East; Apt. E; West Palm Beach, FL 33415-8257. Phone (561) 967-3124 or Donald Spero: 1618 Twelve Oaks Way; Apt. 201; North Palm Beach, FL 33408-3266. Phone (561) 627-4720 by April 14, 2003. Candidates will be announced in the May newsletter. New officers will take office June 01, 2003 IT'S ELECTION TIME! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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The Tenth Story - RVC Update Elissa Rudolph Before the end of February American Mensa reached the 50,000-member mark, a level that the organization has not enjoyed since 1994. Many reasons account for the high mark-foremost of which, in my opinion, is ability of most Ms to hang in there even when the picture is not so rosy. We are, after all, like a big family not quite the Osbournes, not quite the Nelsons, but somewhere in between. Another reason may be that new Ms now stay longer than a year. It's always been my contention that if you give Mensa at least two years, you're more likely to stay longer. Bring on the challenges! We can do it! The seventh annual "Bikers vs. Brainers" trivia contest held by Southwest by South Florida Mensa took place in February. Going into the contest Bikers and Brainers were tied, 3 to 3. This Mensa sponsored trivia contest benefits the group's scholarship fund and always draws standing room only crowds. In the seventh face-off, guess who won?? The Brainers! Congratulations to SWS Ms!! In the other corner of the region, more congrats are in order for the NW Florida Mensa group. Their very first RG, ValenTime, held you-know-when was a big hit. Ninety or more Ms attended both from the local area and the surrounding counties/states. Despite the looonngg drive from my balliwick (about 12 hours, if the speed limit is assiduously observed), I enjoyed the hospitality, programming, scenic setting, and seeing this relatively small group (less than 200) run a successful event. Now about the south Florida LDW-Leadership Development Workshop. All day Saturday, April 26 we have organized workshops to inform, entertain, and stimulate you. Come and enjoy all or part of the day with Broward, Palm Beach, Miami Ms, and Ms from other groups. See you there? May 23-26, Tampa Bay Mensa's, The Fellowship of the RG, Jack Brawner (trojanowl@aol.com) or John Raymond (jmraymond3@aol.com). It's a return to the water at the Days Inn, Rocky Point, off the causeway. |
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Barry Karas 50,000. After five straight years of growth, Mensa has attained 50,000 members. In fact, the number now is 50,176. Renewals and reinstatements are over 90%. CONGRATULATIONS. To our own Elissa Rudolph as RVC-10 for the April 1, 2003 to 2004 membership year. Don't forget to vote. The ballot and candidate materials will be sent to all eligible members as of 4/1/2003 with the Bulletin that will be sent on April 15. Ballots must be returned by 5/31/2003. ANNUAL GATHERING. This year it's at St. Paul, Minnesota from July 2 to July 6. This annual gathering is presented in connection with Mensa Canada. It is occurring during the summer and it should be a relief from the summer here - and most importantly, it looks to be a lot of fun. RENEWAL. If you haven't renewed yet, please renew now. You can renew on the U.S. Mensa web site (http://www.us.mensa.org). Or you can contact me (561-964-4360 or bkaras@NOSPAMmindspring.com) for details. (Delete the "NOSPAM" from my e-mail address. As I mentioned before, many spammers send out robots that cull e-mail addresses from web pages.) MIND GAMES. This year they're in Houston, TX on the April 11th weekend. YOUNG MENSANS. We are pleased to have 18 members under age 18. I have their addresses but not their telephone numbers or e-mail addresses. If this information is to be known by me, a parent should supply the appropriate information. CULTUREQUEST. CQ-XIV is Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 3:00 PM. We need three more members for our team of five. Please contact Ed Gross by April 20th if you want to sign up or if you want more information. |
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Member News and Updates Muffett Brinkman and Glen Moulder As of the end of February Palm Beach County Mensa had 356 members-10 entering the group as new, reinstated or renewing members and none leaving our cozy environs. Welcome or welcome back to Mary Jo Burgess of Palm Beach; Richard E'Elia, West Palm Beach; Munson Dorais, Delray Beach; Gary Joe Heilsberg, West Palm Beach; Richard Merritt, Jupiter; Dennis Myers, Delray Beach; Dalhia Perryman, Wellington; Michael Purcell, Vero Beach; Glen Sandidge, Port St. Lucie; and Randall Uner, Jensen Beach Come out to an event and let us meet you or organize one in your area and meet other Mensans! Also as of
February's end, American Mensa members numbered 50,176 (!). Not since
1994 has American Mensa topped 50,000. Frequent testing and positive PR
has helped the organization gather more than 4,400 new members this
year. The year ends March 31, 2003. If you haven't renewed, you'll
never know where we stand at the end of March. Renew now...online at
www.us.mensa.org. |
Happy April MensAnniversary (year and persons) to:
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31 ! Sandy Belinsky and Allardyce Hamill 30 Molly Leban 27 Donald Van Dusen 23 Larry Berman 22 Jean Proyet 19 Gerry Doyle 18 Phyllis Schuh 16 Joanne Fiore 15 Antoinette Erdheim 11 Edmund Terry 10 Gina Gross 09 Lindsay Lennon and Megan Lipsky 08 Brian Johnson 07 Daniel Dell 05 Julie Frohlichstein 04 Elaine Bregman, Brandy Ellis, Christopher Kiggins, Scott Sobel and William Sooy 02 James Bringman 01 Jennifer Giunta, Miss Leslie Gold, Stephen Mergler and Megan Williams |
Happy April Birthday (day and persons) to:
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2nd Amy Rosensweig 5th Larry Berman and Gerald Lightcap 8th William Cofer and Joel Waters 11th Leslie Trowbridge 12th Laura Michaels and James Parsons 14th Brooke Westover 18th Steven Garellek and Susan Weinstein 20th Charles Oswald and John Swick 21st Daniel Besson 25th Julie Frohlichstein and Matthew Mounts 28th Mark Dorfman 29th Barry Karas and Jay Neutzler 30th Janice Johnson |
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Event Reviews: Selling Your Book Prudy Taylor Board, award-winning author, regaled her audience with helpful hints and funny stories regarding getting their book projects noticed and published last month. Ruthanne Flaum, her friends Shelly and Bert, Dan Dell, Janice Johnson and friend Sherry, Jennifer Giunta, Don Van Dusen, Laura Michaels, another Bert, and Elissa Rudolph all picked up ideas to further their writing projects. Talking to a person who's been through it all is a golden experience! Visit Prudy at http://www.ptbenterprises.com/ and learn more about one of our very own, very accomplished members. |
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(shy, retired librarian) Miss Dustinea Jacquette While relaxing under the Tuscan sun and drinking wine coolers, Miss Dusty read the newest "Cat Who..." book from Lilian Jackson Braun and Orchid Blues by Floridian Stuart Woods. The 25th book in the series, "The Cat Who Brought Down the House" is the tail of a new resident in Pickax, Moose County, 400 miles north of everywhere. She is a Hollywood celebrity come home to set her affairs in order and renovate the local opera house, in disrepair for many years. Local columnist Qwilleran-Qwill, our hero-is immensely wealthy but funnels it through a foundation; and dates the town librarian, Polly. Owner of prescient Koko and delicious YumYum, a pair of Siamese who think they are people, Qwill, helps Thelma Thackeray, the actress, feel comfortable in the town she left 40 years before. Amidst kidnappings, a suicide that could be murder, lost belongings, Koko's precognitive yowls, and small town intrigue, author Ms. Braun manages to give Pickax, Qwill, and the Siamese such spirit that readers want to move 400 miles north of everywhere. I know I do. On the other hand, Orchid Blues, about a Florida town called Orchid Beach (could it be Vero Beach where the author lives?), is a murder mystery with an unsettling element of a cult of NRA advocates, amassing money and weapons in a nowhere town near a big lake. Apparently, the cult is planning assassinations and general havoc to show their disenchantment with the current political situation. They rather fancy themselves as saviors of American freedom. It's a fast read with retired military men playing spy and the FBI and local law enforcement at odds with each other. A beach book as are the "Cat Who..." books. Next month, "Adam and Eve and Pinch Me" by fave British author Ruth Rendell. |
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Note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and DO NOT reflect opinions of Palm Beach County Mensa, its officers, or of American Mensa, Ltd., which holds NO opinions. |
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